For those at the secondary level teaching world languages and cultures, the REALIA (Rich Electronic Archive for Language Instruction Anywhere) Project offers resources to add to your toolbox. The focus of this project is realia: Materials which convey the everyday life of different cultures. Their mission includes this goal:

The goal of the REALIA Project is to develop and implement a searchable digitized media database which will provide instructors of modern languages with teaching resources accessible via the Web. REALIA will publish royalty-free, faculty-reviewed media for scholars and students, and be open to all disciplines that wish to contribute or use cultural materials appropriate for instruction at the college and secondary level.

Images are available for education use, copies may be saved on local computers for educational and research use provided due recognition is given to the REALIA Project.